Focusing on two areas of focus, global health and leadership development

Annual Goal: $5,000.00

Year to Date Gifts: $485.75

We want to train church-based and community-oriented lay health workers and leaders all over the Baguio Episcopal Area. They will also support and coordinate with government efforts to bring health services to local communities (vaccination, immunization, health education, Medical, Optical, Dental, Evangelistic and Livelihood or MODEL Mission), etc.

This Project emphasizes the training of leaders in health ministries in order for the UMC to be relevant and responsive to one of the most important needs of communities. The long term impact of course must be in line with BEA's understanding of Mission that is anchored in Discipleship and Evangelism. It must unleash the leadership primarily of lay people to actualize our quadrennial theme - "Therefore Go" - with health ministries as their priority ministry. Consequently, disciple-making and church-planting will result.

Changes should include 1) Health services and ministries become more accessible to Church and community members, especially among 4Ps beneficiaries (official government classification to identify poorest of the poor in the Philippines) 2) Partnership of the UMC congregations and their surrounding local communities